James Hardie Industries plc (JHX) is a Construction Materials company in the Basic Materials sector, currently trading at $21.21. It has a SharesGrow Score of 62/100, indicating a above average investment profile with 3 out of 7 criteria passed.
SharesGrow calculates the intrinsic value of JHX = $7.19 (-66.1% from the current price, the stock appears overvalued). Analyst consensus target is JHX = $25 (+18.8% upside).
Valuation: JHX trades at a trailing Price-to-Earnings (P/E) of 98.2 (S&P 500 average ~25) with a forward Price/Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) of 4.3.
Financials: revenue is $3.9B, +2.4%/yr average growth. Net income is $424M, growing at -1.9%/yr. Net profit margin is 10.9% (healthy). Gross margin is 38.8% (+2.5 pp trend).
Balance sheet: total debt is $1.2B against $2.2B equity (Debt-to-Equity (D/E) ratio 0.56, moderate). Current ratio is 2.1 (strong liquidity). Debt-to-assets is 23%. Total assets: $5.2B.
Analyst outlook: 11 / 16 analysts rate JHX as buy (69%) — moderate consensus.
SharesGrow 7-Criteria breakdown: Value 32/100 (Fail), Growth 30/100 (Fail), Past 100/100 (Pass), Health 83/100 (Pass), Moat 66/100 (Partial), Future 67/100 (Pass), Income 55/100 (Partial).
